What does the name kiara mean?
According to Babynamer.com, Kiara is an alternate form of the girl’s name “Ciara” whose source is the Irish Gaelic word “ciar” meaning “Black.” However, the Italian name “Chiara” (read it “Kiara”) means “light, luminosity, shine.” “The name Kiara ranked 1885th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.” – Babynamer.com Update (May 31, 2006): The page for the name Kiara at Think! Baby Names indicates that in 1998 usage of the name Kiara for new baby girls spiked strongly then leveled off over the next few years, which means that there are quite a few kids out there named Kiara after the character in Simba’s Pride.
